Charity and Donations

Indie, a two-year-old border collie-Australian shepherd cross from Nanaimo, is being featured with 14 other pets from across Canada in Bosley’s by Pet Valu’s 2023 calendar, which raises money to help homeless pets. (Brittni Panter photo)

Vancouver Island dog is ‘Miss August’ in national fundraiser calendar

Bosley’s by Pet Valu chooses photograph of Indie taken in Nanaimo

  • Dec 12, 2022
Indie, a two-year-old border collie-Australian shepherd cross from Nanaimo, is being featured with 14 other pets from across Canada in Bosley’s by Pet Valu’s 2023 calendar, which raises money to help homeless pets. (Brittni Panter photo)
Siblings Lorenzo and Sebastian Armellini showing off their medals to each other. The duo participated in Salvation Army’s Santa Shuffle – a five km run event to raise money for Willows Family Life Centre. (Tanmay Ahluwalia/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: People run long distances in festive costumes to raise money for Langley Salvation Army

Participants received medals from Santa himself, and later joined for a pancake party

Siblings Lorenzo and Sebastian Armellini showing off their medals to each other. The duo participated in Salvation Army’s Santa Shuffle – a five km run event to raise money for Willows Family Life Centre. (Tanmay Ahluwalia/Langley Advance Times)
BC Aero volunteers packed goods into light planes during the November flood relief efforts last year (2021) based out of Langley Regional Airport. (Langley Advance Times files)

Disaster relief group holds food donation drive at Langley airport

B.C. Aero will be accepting contributions Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10 — 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

BC Aero volunteers packed goods into light planes during the November flood relief efforts last year (2021) based out of Langley Regional Airport. (Langley Advance Times files)
Kanchan Makhija and Aziza Subramanian’s third annual toy drive at the Topham Elementary School on Saturday, Dec. 3 attracted dozens and collected more than 200 toys. (Tanmay Ahluwalia/Langley Advance Times)
Kanchan Makhija and Aziza Subramanian’s third annual toy drive at the Topham Elementary School on Saturday, Dec. 3 attracted dozens and collected more than 200 toys. (Tanmay Ahluwalia/Langley Advance Times)
14 members of Whonnock Roofing and Gutters shovelled walks on Nov. 30 for donations to the family of Savanna Gervais. (Clay Gagnon/Special to The News)

B.C. company shovels driveways to collect donations for 4-year-old cancer victim

Whonnock Roofing collected more than $6,000 for family of Savanna Gervais

14 members of Whonnock Roofing and Gutters shovelled walks on Nov. 30 for donations to the family of Savanna Gervais. (Clay Gagnon/Special to The News)
West Coast Walleye played a friendly game of hockey with the Icebreakers at the Langley Sportsplex on Oct. 29 to raise funds for the BCChildren’s Hospital foundation. On Saturday, Dec. 17th, they will play again. (Langley Advance Times file)

A charity hockey rematch in Langley aims to raise more money for sick kids

West Coast Walleye to play the Icebreakers at Langley Sportsplex

West Coast Walleye played a friendly game of hockey with the Icebreakers at the Langley Sportsplex on Oct. 29 to raise funds for the BCChildren’s Hospital foundation. On Saturday, Dec. 17th, they will play again. (Langley Advance Times file)
Board member jasbir Sandhu, councillor Leith White, councillor Delaney Mack, board president Sandra Benz, board member Dale Barker, and councillor Paul Albrecht at the unveiling of the glowing bench. (Tanmay Ahluwalia/Langley Advance Times)

Fraser Valley Real Estate Board unveils a glowing bench at McBurney Plaza

Donation was to celebrate the board’s 100th anniversary

Board member jasbir Sandhu, councillor Leith White, councillor Delaney Mack, board president Sandra Benz, board member Dale Barker, and councillor Paul Albrecht at the unveiling of the glowing bench. (Tanmay Ahluwalia/Langley Advance Times)
Satellite Rotary Club of Langley Central Sunset’s president John Meagher handing over the donations to Gateway of Hope’s Nicholas Ivey The local rotary club conduced a warm clothing drive on Tuesday evening, Nov. 22. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

Rotary members fill two SUVs with warm clothing

This was the club’s fourth donation drive

Satellite Rotary Club of Langley Central Sunset’s president John Meagher handing over the donations to Gateway of Hope’s Nicholas Ivey The local rotary club conduced a warm clothing drive on Tuesday evening, Nov. 22. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
Gerald and Ashley Samborski raise funds to honour the memory of Adeline Samborski, Ashley’s mom and Gerald’s wife, who died in 2013 following an eight-month battle with pancreatic cancer. (file)

Father-and-son campaign against cancer looks for fifth family to help

“Adeline Samborski $5k give away” honours memory of Langley wife and mother

Gerald and Ashley Samborski raise funds to honour the memory of Adeline Samborski, Ashley’s mom and Gerald’s wife, who died in 2013 following an eight-month battle with pancreatic cancer. (file)
Keian Blundell with dad Ryan and RCMP Staff Sgt. Major John Buis at Canuck Place (Ryan Blundell/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

Organizations reach out to the community for toy donations

Some bring Santa and celebrities to attract donors

Keian Blundell with dad Ryan and RCMP Staff Sgt. Major John Buis at Canuck Place (Ryan Blundell/Special to the Langley Advance Times)
Hayley Clay, with 6-month-old Juniper, posed for pictures at the Christmas Tea hosted by The Thank You For Caring Society. The event drew 350 people to the Cascades Casino Ballroom Sunday afternoon, Nov. 20. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: 350 attend annual Christmas tea fundraiser in Langley

It was the first restriction-free version of the event since the pandemic

Hayley Clay, with 6-month-old Juniper, posed for pictures at the Christmas Tea hosted by The Thank You For Caring Society. The event drew 350 people to the Cascades Casino Ballroom Sunday afternoon, Nov. 20. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
Lisa Dreves is the stewardship coordinator at Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS). She will attend the upcoming ‘Movember movement’ events in honour of her dad, who committed suicide at the age of 48. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

LEPS joins ‘Movember’ mental-well being movement

Engages community and brings them closer to nature

Lisa Dreves is the stewardship coordinator at Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS). She will attend the upcoming ‘Movember movement’ events in honour of her dad, who committed suicide at the age of 48. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
chaplain, pastor Max Dávila, and a Fraser Valley Adventist Academy student holding donations that were brought into the school. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

Students spearhead food drive Sunday

Fraser Valley Adventist Academy kids collecting non-perishables for homeless and food bank

chaplain, pastor Max Dávila, and a Fraser Valley Adventist Academy student holding donations that were brought into the school. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
Aldergrove’s 17-year-old Soleina Hunter organized blanket and warm clothing donation drive at Aldergrove Plaza on Saturday, Oct. 15. (Langley Advance Times files)

Langley organizations gear up for blanket drives a little early this year

Multiple donation events happening in the community

Aldergrove’s 17-year-old Soleina Hunter organized blanket and warm clothing donation drive at Aldergrove Plaza on Saturday, Oct. 15. (Langley Advance Times files)
Just over 100 participants brought new, unwrapped toys to the 39th annual Kruise For Kids toy drive on Sunday, Nov. 6 at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University parking lot in Langley City. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

A rain-soaked Kruise For Kids collects toys for needy families

Langley event reports drop in toy contributions, but cash donations are up

Just over 100 participants brought new, unwrapped toys to the 39th annual Kruise For Kids toy drive on Sunday, Nov. 6 at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University parking lot in Langley City. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
West Coast Walleye played a friendly game of hockey with the Icebreakers at the Langley Sportsplex on Oct. 29 to raise funds for the BC Children’s Hospital foundation. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
West Coast Walleye played a friendly game of hockey with the Icebreakers at the Langley Sportsplex on Oct. 29 to raise funds for the BC Children’s Hospital foundation. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
Willowbrook Shopping Mall is getting ready for its annual charity shopping night – event to take place Saturday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. (Tanmay Ahluwalia/Langley Advance Times)

Shoppers invited to mall in Langley for charity shopping

Rotary wine festival and charity shopping night merged into one big fundraiser

Willowbrook Shopping Mall is getting ready for its annual charity shopping night – event to take place Saturday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. (Tanmay Ahluwalia/Langley Advance Times)
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Aldergrove’s 17-year-old Soleina Hunter organized blanket and warm clothing donation drive at Aldergrove Plaza on Saturday, Oct. 15. (Tanmay Ahluwalia/Langley Advance Times)

17-year old’s passion for community service receives support from dozens

Aldergrove girl partnered with Gateway of Hope for her project

Aldergrove’s 17-year-old Soleina Hunter organized blanket and warm clothing donation drive at Aldergrove Plaza on Saturday, Oct. 15. (Tanmay Ahluwalia/Langley Advance Times)
Firefighters Paul Henkel, Darian MacDonald, Matthew Latham, and Ryan Nordan at the annual boot drive. Langley City firefighters ran a three day long boot drive to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC). (Tanmay Ahluwalia/Langley Advance Times)
Firefighters Paul Henkel, Darian MacDonald, Matthew Latham, and Ryan Nordan at the annual boot drive. Langley City firefighters ran a three day long boot drive to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC). (Tanmay Ahluwalia/Langley Advance Times)
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